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A giant prehistoric snake that was longer than a Tyrannosaurus rex has been unearthed in an Indian mine.
The fossil vertebrae have been proven to be the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 15 metres (49 feet) in length that prowled the swamps of what is now India around 47 million years ago.
Scientists said on Thursday that they have recovered 27 vertebrae from the snake, including a few still in the same position as they would have been when the reptile was alive.
They said that the snake, which they named Vasuki indicus after the snake king associated with the Hindu deity Shiva, would have looked like a modern-day large python and would not have been venomous.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The fossil vertebrae have been proven to be the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 15 metres (49 feet) in length that prowled the swamps of what is now India around 47 million years ago.
Scientists said on Thursday that they have recovered 27 vertebrae from the snake, including a few still in the same position as they would have been when the reptile was alive.
They said that the snake, which they named Vasuki indicus after the snake king associated with the Hindu deity Shiva, would have looked like a modern-day large python and would not have been venomous.
Giant prehistoric snake longer than a T-Rex found in India
Remains of the Vasuki indicus found in a mine are estimated to be 15 metres long
www.telegraph.co.uk
